Gawker 
Dec 28, 2007 11:20 AM
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UCLA prof Jerome Siegel discovered that the lack of a brain hormone called orexin A causes narcolepsy, Wired reports. So what'd he do? Have a bunch of sleep-deprived monkeys snort the stuff and see how they perform on tests, of course.
Turns out the poorly rested monkeys who took an orexin A blow performed as well on tests as well-rested monkeys, according to a study in the Journal of Neuroscience. You've discovered sleep-hating Max Levchin's miracle drug, Professor! (Photo by umjanedoan)
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